Pretoria: A tearful Oscar Pistorius apologised yesterday to Reeva Steenkamp's family, telling the court he had "terrible nightmares" since the night he killed his girlfriend and often woke up smelling blood.


Oscar Pistorius speaks to his sister Aimee at the Pretoria High Court in South Africa yesterday. Pic/Getty Images 

Stammering and with his jaw trembling as he took the witness stand in his defence, Pistorius said he did not intend to kill his 29-year-old lover.